Making a little progress, Just epoxied the bulkhead frame in position. Before I did that I decided to smooth out the hull deck joint from the inside and run a bead of thickened epoxy to reinforce the joint. This may be a weak area as I've seen a few older DaySailers that had reinforcement done after the joint failed and it isn''t pretty. "Woodie" is going to be set up for heavy weather to take on the Columbia Gorge so this is cheap insurance and wouldn't want to do this after the bulkhead is in place. Here is were we are
GreenLake, the barber hauler control will be slightly under the deck. I hollowed out the deck beam support on the inside for the lines and the control should be very convenient for the crew. The line will be continuous so you can release the lazy hauler from the high side. I think of the barber haulers as a fine tuning device to employ after the jib sheet is set. My long suffering crew gets all sorts of bruises so the idea is to not have any sharp edges, if possible.
Now I'm milling up the wood for the bulkhead. I'm going to try the suggested "cove and bead" joints as the bulkhead has a nice gentle curve. I'll glue up the bulkhead then take it out and glass each side, cut out the hatch and then put it in place. Here is why a cove and bead is easier and better than if I try to match each plank.
Should make a smoother, tighter joint. I'm going to use an African Mahogany and Red Cedar to try to keep the weight down.